ZIP 27243 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 263 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Orange County, NC.
263 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 75 | |
| 2022 | 64 | |
| 2023 | 62 | |
| 2024 | 39 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27243 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 49 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 36 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 27 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 25 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 16 | 6.1% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27243 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 27.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 17 | 24.3% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 4 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 18.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 37.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Match | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 15.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27243 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 101840% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $182,200 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $152,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27243.
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 263 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.